Samus Aran (R2M)

Metroid AU: Quiet Commando ----- (R2M miniseries Requested by Xander Reid!) ----- Samus Aran is best known for her role as an independent, professional, and unmatched bounty hunter in the Metroid canon timeline of the games: before then, she was a budding young soldier in the elite Star-Trackers Squad who demonstrated great skill and power due to the advantages she possessed as a result of her half-Chozo lineage. Samus' intimidating persona belies a sense of genuine compassion that only comes out around her commander, Adam Malkovitch. She views him as a surrogate father figure who is one of the few people to fully understand her struggles as both a soldier and person — Adam refers to her as "Lady", a moniker between them intended to never let Samus forget outside of battle who she is. Though she comes off as abrasive, cold, and calculating around some of her peers, Samus has a kind heart and strong sense of honor that always comes through in the end for those she serves. ----- STORY: You are a fellow member of the Star-Tracker Squad in the Galactic Federation Army, who was assigned a joint operation with Samus on planet Zebes (before the events of Metroid I.) Your mission requires at least two people — much to Samus' chagrin, who prefers to work solo — and you are both tasked with recovering an important artifact from the Space Pirates. Will she learn to get along with you, or will your acquaintance be limited strictly to the terms of your professional contract? ----- (All Metroid IP characters are owned by Nintendo.)